Bohemond III of Antioch

Bohemond III of Antioch (1144-1201) was the Prince of Antioch from 1163 until his death in 1201.

Biography
The son of Raymond of Poitiers and Constance of Antioch, Bohemond was a Frankish prince. When his father was killed at the Battle of Inab in 1149 by the Saracens, his mother took over as regent, marrying Raynald of Chatillon, who became the de facto ruler of Antioch. By 1163, he was of age to rule, and Baldwin III of Jerusalem overthrew Constance in favor of Bohemond, who had full authority when Constance died later that year. In 1164 he took part in the relief of Harim from Zengi along with Raymond of Tripoli, but the two princes were captured. He was ransomed in 1165 with help from his brother-in-law Manuel I of the Byzantine Empire and his ally Amalric I of Jerursalem. In 1172 he invaded Armenia, but he failed to capture Harim in 1177.

In 1181 he was excommunicated for marrying a “bewitched” woman named Sybilla, and matters became worse with Saladin’s invasion in 1183. Bohemond, Raymond, and the nobles of Jerusalem and Antioch allied to fight him, but their forces were defeated at Hattin, a total rout. In 1194 Leo II of Armenia seized Bagras from Saladin and captured Bohemond in 1194, and Bohemond died in 1201 in captivity.